Avoiding anxiety in autistic adults : a guide to autistic wellbeing
Beardon, Luke2021
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One of the biggest challenges if you are an autistic adult (or suspect you might be) is navigating the situations which to the predominantly neurotypical population might appear completely benign but which cause you huge stress, anxiety and worry. At work, at university, in social situations, in friendships, relationships, in shops, in unfamiliar environments - there are a wealth of things that can make you feel overwhelmed if the world is full of things that you feel nobody else notices but which cause you huge distress. Dr Luke Beardon has put together an optimistic, upbeat and readable guide that will be essential reading not just for any autistic adult, but for anyone who loves, lives with or works with an autistic person. Emphasising that autism is not behaviour, but at the same time acknowledging that there are risks of increased anxiety specific to autism, this practical book gives clear strategies that the autistic person can adopt to minimise their anxiety and live comfortably in a world full of what may seem to be noise and chaos. At the same time, Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults this book gives clear guidelines and mission statements to those who live or work with autistic people that they, too, can implement to accommodate needs that are different to their own, taking a radical new step towards a genuinely inclusive world in which autistic people don't just survive, but in which they thrive.
Main title:
Avoiding anxiety in autistic adults : a guide to autistic wellbeing / Dr Luke Beardon.
Author:
Beardon, Luke, author
Imprint:
London : Sheldon Press, an imprint of John Murray Press, 2021.©2021
Collation:
x, 134 pages ; 22 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Autistic anxiety -- Experiencing anxiety -- Sensory issues -- Access to GP/hospital/dentist/healthcare -- Diagnosis/identification -- University -- Employment -- Tips for you and society -- Balance -- Appendix: list of potential reasonable adjustments.
ISBN:
9781529394740 (pbk)9781529394740
Dewey class:
616.85882616.858
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
491720
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 616.858 BEA | Onloan - Due: 19 Oct 2024 |